Wapello County IA Archives Biographies.....Fuqua, S. A. 1838 - 
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Author: S. J. Clarke, Publisher

S. A. FUQUA.
S. A. Fuqua is one of the honored veterans of the Civil war and also one of the
leading citizens of Dahlonega township. He is now living retired, but for an
extended period was actively associated with general agricultural pursuits and
the business ability which he displayed in that connection brought him the
measure of success that now enables him to rest from further labors. He was born
in Kentucky, August 22, 1838, and has, therefore, passed the seventy-sixth
milestone on life's journey. His parents, John and Letta (Rigdon) Fuqua, were
also natives of Kentucky and in the early '40s came to Iowa, where they remained
until the mother's death. The father afterward returned to his native state and
there spent his last days. In their family were six children.

S. A. Fuqua, who is the only one now living, remained at home until he had
attained his majority and then started out to earn his own living by working as
a farm hand. He was brought to Iowa during his early childhood and shared with
the family in all of the hardships and privations of pioneer life when Wapello
county was a frontier district. He also attended the primitive schools of this
locality, but his opportunities in that direction were somewhat limited, owing
to the fact that his services were needed in the arduous work of developing a
new farm. He was a young man of about twenty-four years when, in 1862, aroused
by a spirit of patriotism, he enlisted for service in Company E, Twenty-second
Iowa Infantry, with which he served for three years. He participated in twelve
hotly contested engagements, including the battles of Vicksburg and Cedar Creek,
where the regiment lost heavily. With the close of the war he was mustered out
at Savannah, Georgia, and returned home with a most creditable military record.

When the country no longer needed his aid Mr. Fuqua began farming on his own
account in Iowa and continuously followed that occupation until he retired from
active business life about five years ago. He owned and cultivated a good tract
of land, and the careful management of his business affairs, combined with the
practical and progressive methods which he displayed in tilling the soil,
brought to him a most gratifying measure of success. He still owns his home in
Dahlonega township.

In August, 1866, Mr. Fuqua was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Pegg, who
was born in Greene county, Indiana, a daughter of James and Julia Ann (Pagget)
Pegg, the father a native of Kentucky and the mother of Indiana. In 1860 they
came to Iowa, settling in Wapello county, where the father worked at the
carpenter's trade. Both he and his wife remained residents of this county until
called to the home beyond. They had a family of seven children, of whom six
survive. To Mr. and Mrs. Fuqua nine children were born: Ida M., the wife of O.
Carter of this county; Laura, the wife of Dan Rollison of Ottumwa; Minnie, the
wife of Jake Simmers; John W., now of Mount Pleasant, Iowa; Julia Ann, deceased;
Bertha, the wife of Fred Rutman; Bert, the wife of Emanuel Arandus; Minerva, the
wife of V. Thorp; and Gertrude, the wife of Milton Cooper.

In his political views Air. Fuqua is a republican, having supported the party
since attaining his majority. He has held no political office, but has served as
school director, and is interested in many measures having to do with the
progress, upbuilding and improvement of the community. He is a member of the
Grand Army post of Ottumwa and thus maintains pleasant relations with the "boys
in blue." In days of peace he has been as true and loyal to his country and her
best interests as he was when he followed the old flag upon the battlefields of
the south. He is, therefore, today classed as one of the representative and
valued citizens of Wapello county as well as one of its worthy pioneers.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from:
HISTORY OF WAPELLO COUNTY IOWA
ILLUSTRATED
VOLUME II
CHICAGO
THE S. J. CLARKE PUBLISHING COMPANY 1914


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